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Josh Lucas amplifies drafting Caleb, keeping Fields could be detrimental with shocking detail originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
One idea some pundits have conjured about the best way to fix the Bears’ quarterback situation is combining the best of both worlds, drafting USC’s Caleb Williams and keeping Justin Fields for the last year of his rookie contract.
That’s an idea the Bears have discussed, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. But is it the right idea? One former Bears executive explained why it could be detrimental, providing an eye-opening story from Fields’ rookie year.
“Justin wasn’t great his rookie year,” Josh Lucas told Bill Zimmerman. “We thought having two veterans with him would really help him with Andy [Dalton] and Nick [Foles]. And that was not cohesive at all. The part I kind of liked about it was Justin knew he was the best and should be out there. But the part you don’t like about it is there’s a teachable moment in every point of practice. There are teachable moments in the building every day, how you carry yourself as a quarterback. There are teachable moments at press conferences. There are teachable moments every snap on Sunday.
“And when you’ve got two guys who have won as much as Nick and seen as much as Andy, and you don’t take that information in, because you’re a little standoff-ish and a little abrasive, you’re wasting that opportunity. It would be risky from a team-dynamic standpoint. But if you think it out, let Caleb sit for a year while you’re still continuing to build your team, and you get another year of Justin on a cheap deal, it’s not the craziest thing.”
Should Bears keep Fields and draft Caleb? Josh Lucas says it didn’t work well with Fields and Dalton/Foles.
“Justin wasn’t great his rookie year, we thought having two vets with him would really help him and that was not cohesive at all.”
Full interview: https://t.co/Pk8RkcMUzh pic.twitter.com/dbIwlHZWHS
— Bill Zimmerman (@BillTZimmerman) February 15,…
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Publish date : 2024-02-16 20:13:19
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